Student Research Spring Symposium

The Student Research Spring Symposium celebrates and recognizes the outstanding scholarly accomplishments of our Sac State students. Central to the University's mission are the promotion of scientific discovery and the pursuit of scholarly and creative activity by our faculty and students.

2018 Symposium Information for Students

Eligibility: All Sacramento State registered undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to participate. Alumni who received their degrees in the spring, summer, or fall of 2017 are also eligible to participate.

Presentation Formats and Competition: Students may choose to make oral or poster presentations, and they may choose to be judged (compete) or not be judged. Up to 10 student participants, who choose to make judged oral presentations, are selected to compete at the 32nd Annual CSU Student Research Competition, which will be held at Sacramento State (May 4-5, 2018), per the rules of the CSU Competition.

Oral Presentations: Students will be given 10 minutes to present their work and 5 minutes for questions and answers. Students are expected to prepare with their mentors and give effective presentations (not simply reading directly from their slides). Faculty jurors will use this rubric to score presentations. Read the jurors' criteria and prepare accordingly. Students who choose to make oral presentations must submit a five-page project summary, including the following:

The name(s) of the student(s), their major, and the title of the presentation.

The narrative may not exceed 5 doubled-spaced pages. Use fonts and margins that ensure legibility.

Appendices (bibliography, graphs, photographs, or other supplementary materials) may not exceed 3 pages.

Research that has human or animal subjects involvement must have appropriate institutional review.

Poster Presentations: Posters should be a maximum of 4’ wide by 3’ tall, and will be placed on easels, dividers or a wall in the viewing areas. The Academic Technology Center(ATC) will assist with poster preparation and printing. Posters must be submitted for printing at least one weekprior your presentation date. Students must be present to discuss their work with audience and jurors. Faculty jurors will use this rubric to score poster presentations. Read the jurors' criteria and prepare accordingly.

ATC's Poster Printing Details: Your poster will be ready one week after the submission. ATC will email you a notification when your poster is ready for pick up. You can pick up your poster in AIRC 2004 (open between 8:00 am - 7:00 pm, Monday - Friday).

Provost’s Awards for Research Excellence: Monetary awards of $300 will be made to the top two student participants (or student teams) from the undergraduate and graduate divisions for oral presentations who elect to compete. Awards of $100 will be given to the top two undergraduate and graduate students (or student teams) making poster presentations at the Symposium who elect to compete. Faculty mentors of Provost’s Award winners receive a professional development award in recognition of their contributions to the student's work.

Call for Submissions: Spring Symposium entries must be received online by the deadline (February 13, 2018 at 11:59 pm) in order to participate. Students must also be available on the day of the Spring Symposium March 5, 2018 from 8:00 am - 1:30 pm. Visit csus infoready website to register.

All Spring Symposium participants (including those who do not wish to be judged) must register online (TBA).

Separate registration forms must be submitted for those with multiple presentations.